International Day of Conscience

  Neurotechnology , a rapidly growing field focused on understanding and interacting with the brain, has transformed medicine through innovations like brain stimulation and neuroimaging. It has greatly advanced treatment for neurological disorders and is expanding into new areas beyond healthcare. However, UNESCO highlights tha t neurotechnology also raises serious ethical concerns — especially as it can access and manipulate brain activity, revealing personal information about identity, emotions, and thoughts. When combined with artificial intelligence, it poses risks to human dignity, autonomy, and mental privacy. To address this, UNESCO promotes international reflection and the development of ethical regulations to ensure neurotechnology serves humanity responsibly. Challenges of neurotechnology Key data Did you know? 1 in 8 people worldwide live with a mental or neurological disorder 700% increase of investments in neurotech companies from 2014 to 2021 making the overall inves...

We would love you to join us on 5 April, 2024, in the presence of Mr Alfonso Gomez, Mayor of the City of Geneva and of UN and UNESCO officials, to celebrate the International Day of Conscience that we dedicate to the youth of the world. This event will be taking place at the Palais des Nations, United Nations in Geneva or can be followed on-line. CONSCIENCE. LOVE. PEACE. DATE: 5 April 2024, 10:00 – 17:00 CEST; LOCATION: Building A, Room VII, United Nations - Palais des Nations, Geneva/Switzerland. Let's work together to open up new paths of awareness and love, so that together we can build more just and happier societies. WHAT IS THE DAY OF CONSCIENCE? "Be the change you want to see in the world," the Mahatma Gandhi asserted in the last century. At the dawn of the new millennium, we answer him with Sofia Stril-Rever, "Be the love you want to see in the world." Love is not just a feeling, experienced individually. It is also a collective force for social justice...

 The objectives of the International Day of Conscience at UNESCO Headquarters on 5 April each year are:  (a) to raise awareness of the importance of building a culture of peace with love and conscience, in accordance with the customs of local, national and regional communities;  (b) publicize the importance of affirming the principles of peace with love and conscience through quality education, public awareness and activities;  (c) highlight the relationship between peace with love and conscience and sustainable development. In The paragraph 5 of resolution 73/329: the United Nations General Assembly "requests the Secretary-General to bring this resolution to the attention of all Member States, United Nations entities, businesses, academia and civil society so that the International Day is celebrated properly"  The observance of the Day will therefore be linked to the International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures (2013-2022).